The Privacy Debate Heats up
5 Steps Organizations can take to Protect the Privacy of its Data
by Carol Woodbury
Co-founder, President & CTO, SkyView Partners, Inc.
The concern over the privacy of our personal data is once again heating up. What's causing this renewed concern? What should an organization do about it? This newsletter discusses the increased focus of the security and privacy of our personal data.
Several years ago, focus was placed on the privacy of PII (Personally Identifiable Information.) PII data is defined as data which can uniquely identify an individual. Common examples are numbers such as credit cards, bank accounts, drivers licenses, social security and social insurance numbers.
According to IBM's website on big data, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day and that 90% of the data collected has been collected in the last two years! IBM's CEO Ginni Rometty said in a speech to the Council On Foreign Relations that she wants us to think of big data as the next natural resource - akin to steam, electricity and oil. In other words, the world is going to be relying on big data to move forward and progress.
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Whether you are using a cloud-based application or moving your whole infrastructure to the cloud, you should consider how this move effects your organization's security and compliance requirements. In this Coffee with Carol session, Carol Woodbury will discuss the top 10 considerations you should make as well as how to ensure that your organization's security and compliance requirements are not compromised.
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One of the ways to simplify the administration and management of users' capabilities and access rights is to implement role-based access (RBAC). This technique is often preferred by auditors because it provides a more simple way to review users' configuration and access.
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